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Tag Archives: investing
New York-based hedge fund Conquest Capital’s macro fund turned a 3.75 percent profit on Thursday, and ended the week up about 10 percent not including fees.
“Conquest Macro uses a systematic short-term trading strategy designed to outperform during periods of high volatility.”
Posted in Finance, Financial Markets
Tagged Conquest Capital, Finance, Financial Markets, Hedging, investing, speculating, stock markets, Wall Street
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Predicting the direction of the Market
Just bought Wall Street Rolling at 10287; will close position just before the close of business on X-Mas Eve – confidently banking profit.
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Finance, Financial Markets
Tagged Finance, Financial Markets, investing, speculating, Wall Street
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Jim Rogers: How to make millions on the financial markets without using Robin Hanson’s collective forecasting or James Surowiecki’s wisdom of crowds
Jim Rogers in the FT: What is the secret of your success? As I was not smarter than most people, I was willing to work harder than most. I was prepared to examine conventional wisdom. If everyone thinks one way, … Continue reading
Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Business, Collective Decision Making, Collective Forecasting, Collective Intelligence - Wisdom Of Crowds, Finance, Financial Markets, Forecasting (Science & Practice), Individual Intelligence - Anti Consensus
Tagged conventional wisdom, Finance, Financial Markets, investing, investments, Jim Rogers, trading, wealth
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Don’t worry too much about the Dubai World default.
Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, Politics, The Global Economy
Tagged Abu Dhabi, bankruptcies, bankruptcy, Ben Bernanke, buildings, China, Chris Dodd, credit, creditors, debt, dollar, Dubai, Dubai World, Federal Reserve, Finance, Financial Markets, housing boom, housing market, international housing market, investing, investments, morgages, office buildings, Peter Schiff, property prices, public debt, real estate, real estate prices, Ron Paul, skyscrapers, United Arab Emirates, US currency, US dollar, US economy, US housing market, US monetary policy, Washington Post
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Making Money in a Volatile Market
Where to invest to avoid market volatility:
Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, The Global Economy
Tagged Finance, Financial Markets, investing, market volatility, stock markets, stocks
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Marc Faber still sees some opportunities in stocks.
Posted in Business, Finance, Financial Markets, The Global Economy
Tagged equities, Financial Markets, investing, Marc Faber, securities, stock markets, stocks, Wall Street
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Bruce Greenwald on value investing
Bruce Greenwald, finance professor at Columbia Business School:
Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, The Global Economy
Tagged Bruce Greenwald, Finance, Financial Markets, investing, value investing, Wall Street
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In the past eighteen months, the hedge-fund industry has nearly halved in size, falling to an estimated $1.2 trillion in assets.
“The biggest hedge funds maintain dozens of complex strategies.”
Posted in Business, Finance, Financial Markets
Tagged Finance, Financial Markets, hedge funds, investing, strategies, Wall Street
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Jesse Livermore’s 7 Trading Lessons
Jesse Livermore‘s Seven Trading Lessons: The late Jesse Livermore is considered one of the best traders of all time. His exploits have been chronicled in several books, with the most widely read being Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre, … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 Trading Lessons, Finance, Financial Markets, investing, Jesse Livermore, Seven Trading Lessons, speculating, trading
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Determinants of Hedge Fund Internal Controls and Fees
Wharton professor Gavin Cassar and University of Chicago Business School professor Joseph Gerakos look at the incentives hedge funds have in place to avoid excessive risk.
Posted in Finance
Tagged Finance, Financial Markets, hedge funds, investing, Wall Street
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